Liverpool retire No. 20 shirt in honour of Diogo Jota
By: Kwame Bediako Liverpool Football Club have announced the permanent retirement of the No. 20 shirt across all levels of the club in honour of the late Diogo Jota, marking the first time in the club’s 133-year history that a squad number will be retired. The decision follows the tragic death of Jota and his […]
NDC’s Ewurabena Aubynn wins Ablekuma North parliamentary seat
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made history in the Ablekuma North Constituency, with Ewurabena Aubynn winning the parliamentary rerun held on Friday, July 11, 2025. This is only the second time since 1992 that the NDC has captured the traditionally NPP stronghold. The rerun in 19 polling stations followed months of legal and electoral […]
GJA condemns assault on 2 journalists during Ablekuma North parliamentary election rerun
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Two journalists, Kwabena Agyekum Banahene of the EIB Network (GHOne TV and Starr FM) and Ms. Salomey Martey of JoyNews, were assaulted while covering the parliamentary election rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency in the Greater Accra region on Friday, July 11, 2025. The newly sworn-in executives of the Ghana Journalists Association […]
IMF endorses ECG privatisation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has endorsed the liberalisation of the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the State-owned electricity distributor, for private sector participation. The Fund is of the view that private sector participation would attract the much-needed investment and technical expertise to address legacy debts, making the energy sector financially sustainable. […]
Carlos Alcaraz survives fierce Taylor Fritz challenge to reach Wimbledon final
By: Kwame Bediako Carlos Alcaraz fought off a determined Taylor Fritz in a gripping four-set Wimbledon semi-final to secure his third consecutive final appearance at the All England Club. The two-time defending champion triumphed 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) on a sweltering Friday afternoon, extending his winning streak at Wimbledon to 24 matches and moving […]
Nigeria has ‘enough problems’ and can’t take deportees from US, minister says
Nigeria will not bow to pressure from the Trump administration to accept Venezuelan deportees or third-country prisoners from the US, foreign minister Yusuf Tuggar has vowed, quoting 1990s American rappers Public Enemy to make his point. “In the words of the famous US rap group Public Enemy… You’ll remember a line from Flava Flav – […]
Modi in Ghana: A Strategic Leap For Ghana–India Relations
In the ever-changing landscape of global diplomacy, few bilateral moments are as significant as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to Ghana. The Indian leader’s arrival in Accra was not merely a ceremonial occasion; it was a strategic effort to recalibrate South–South relations, placing Ghana at the center of India’s expanding global influence. For Ghana, […]
Prioritise refugee welfare – Interior Minister urges Ghana Refugee Board
By: Love Wilhelmina Abanonave The Interior Minister, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has emphasized the importance of prioritizing refugee welfare and dignity in Ghana. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the Governing Board of the Ghana Refugee Board (GRB), The sector Minister urged the new Board to work tirelessly to ensure that refugees receive the necessary protection, care, […]
Bawumia calls on President Mahama to act over Ablekuma North violence
Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called on President John Dramani Mahama and the current NDC administration to take swift and decisive action against those responsible for the violent disturbances that disrupted the parliamentary rerun in Ablekuma North on Friday, July 11. The call comes in response to a chaotic incident at the St. […]
Ablekuma North rerun: Voting halted at Odorkor polling centre after incident involving Hawa Koomson
Voting came to a halt at the Methodist Church Odorkor 1 polling station during the ongoing parliamentary rerun in the Ablekuma North Constituency on Friday, after some party agents breached the church premises. According to eyewitnesses, confusion erupted when the former Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Hawa Koomson, visited the polling station to […]
Ghana Baseball aims for long-term growth – Ernest Danso
By: Josephine Gyebuaah Ntiamoah President of the Ghana Baseball and Softball Federation, Ernest Danso, says baseball is now a growing sport in Ghana, expanding beyond Accra and Tema. In an interview with GBC’s Isaac Tetteh on the ‘File’, Mr Ernest Danso emphasized that securing funding was a significant challenge when the sport was limited to […]
Northern Region GJA Executives sworn-into office
The newly elected executives of the Northern Regional Chapter of the Ghana Journalist Association, GJA, were this morning sworn in at the Tamale High Court. Supervising High Court Judge, Emmanuel Bart-Plange Brew, administered the Oath of office and secrecy. He implored the executives to play their roles professionally and ethically to uplift the standards of […]
NPP National Delegates Conference: Over 4,000 delegates expected to vote on constitutional amendments
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Chairman of the Planning Committee of the upcoming National Delegates Conference of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Joseph Osei-Owusu, has hinted that the party expects over 4,000 delegates to vote on the party’s key constitutional amendments. According to former Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency in the Ashanti region and […]
Ablekuma North Re-Run: EC is under serious coercion – Okoe Boye
By: Ashiadey Dotse Former Member of Parliament for Ledzokuku, Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye,says the Electoral Commission (EC) is acting under serious pressure following its decision to conduct a re-run of the parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North Constituency. Speaking in an interview with Journalist on Friday July 11, 2025 at the voting center, Dr. Okoe […]
